Media Releases

13June 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Justice: A History of the Aboriginal Legal Service of WA Winner of the 2012 Margaret Medcalf award 13thJune 2012   “Justice: A History of the Aboriginal…
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29 May 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT COLIN’S COLONIAL CRINGE 29thMay 2012   Premier Barnett’s decision to name the Perth foreshore redevelopment Elizabeth Quay reeks of colonial cringe. The fact that this…
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2 May 2012 Stolen Wages Assistance Forms to complete to apply for assistance 2nd May 2012   If you would like more information about STOLEN WAGES please phone the Aboriginal…
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18 April 2012 Aboriginal Legal Service Table Big Changes 18 April 2012 Community members, clients, staff and visitors of the Aboriginal Legal Service of WA (ALSWA) are about to benefit…
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12March 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT ALSWA ‘Justice’ book launched in Perth: WA Civil Rights History in Black and White 12thMarch 2012   Aboriginal Elders, the High Court Chief Justice, magistrates and…
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6March 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Stolen Wages offer a ‘slap in the face’ says ALSWA 6thMarch 2012   The Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia (ALSWA) has slammed the WA State…
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25January 2012 OPEN LETTER 25th January 2012 BY ADJUNCT PROFESSOR DENNIS EGGINGTON CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ABORIGINAL LEGAL SERVICE OF WA Tent Embassy 40th Anniversary It’s January 26 and a teenage…
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8 December 2011 Justice: A history of the Aboriginal Legal Service of WA Fiona Skyring Published by UWA Publishing ‘All we want is justice.’ A lively and multi-dimensional insight into…
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ALSWA 2011Annual Report-9 November 2011 ALSWA 2011 Annual Report -9 November2011 ALSWA 2011 Annual Report
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2011 AGM for ALSWA -9 November 2011 2011 AGM for ALSWA -9 November2011 ALSWA AGM 2011 information
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5October 2011 “LOCKED UP AND LOCKED OUT” Opinion piece by Adjunct Professor Dennis EggingtonChief Executive Officer, Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia (Inc)2011 WA Citizen of the Year Indigenous Leadership…
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8August 2011 Media Statement New President for Legal Service Yamatji woman Lorraine Whitby is the newly elected President of the Aboriginal Legal Service of WA (ALSWA) Executive Committee. One of…
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1 July 2011 Election: 15 - 19th August 2011 Nominations Closed Due to insufficient candidates from the Pilbara Regionthe election of an additional Member for the ALSWA’s Executive Committee (Pilbara…
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21June 2011 MEDIA STATEMENT JUSTICE SYSTEM JAILING OUR CHILDREN 21st June 2011 The Australian justice system remains in a penal colony mindset, with the rate of Indigenous children being imprisoned…
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8June 2011 MEDIA RELEASE Media Statement of the National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples 8June 2011 First Nations Representatives Make History The National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples have announced…
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7 June 2011 MEDIA STATEMENT Issued by the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (NATSILS) 7 June 2011 Australia Again Ignores International Calls for Action In it’s official…
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31May 2011 31 May 2011 Adjunct Professor Dennis Eggington, CEO of the Aboriginal Legal Service of WA (ALSWA) has been awarded the prestigious ‘Indigenous Leadership Award’ at the 2011 WA…
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28 May 2011 2011 WA Citizen of the Year Awards 28 May 2011 The Aboriginal Legal Service of WA (ALSWA) congratulates ALSWA CEO Adjunct Professor Dennis Eggington, recipient of the…
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(ALSWA) Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (RCIADIC) Seminar scheduled to take place at ALSWA this Wednesday (18 May 2011) has been CANCELLED. ALSWA apologises for the short notice.
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10 May 2011 10 May 2011 ELECTION OF ALSWA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 23 - 27 May 2011 Elections will be held from 23 May 2011 to 27 May 2011 for members…
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